Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest...it's about who came, and never left your side.

Given the racist and patriarchal patterns of the state, it is difficult to envision the state as the holder of solutions to the problem of violence against women of color. However, as the anti-violence movement has been institutionalized and professionalized, the state plays an increasingly dominant role in how we conceptualize and create strategies to minimize violence against women.

Just when I'm about to part with my friends is when I realize that I had the best group of friends ever.

Never forget who was there for you when no one else was.

I don't remember how we happened to meet each other. I don't remember who got along with whom first. All I can remember is all of us together.always.

I used up all my sick days, so I'm calling in dead.

If you can't win your race, make sure the guy ahead of you breaks the record.